Taliban reopens key border crossing allowing thousands of trucks carrying basic needs and food to pass through following a deal with Pakistan
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers earlier this week closed the key trade route and exchanged fire with Pakistani border guards.
Taliban-appointed officials in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province confirmed on Thursday the reopening of the Torkham border.Thousands of vehicles, some carrying fresh produce like vegetables and fruit, began moving along the Khyber Pass in northwest Pakistan Thursday, said Ziaul Haq Sarhadi, a director at the Pakistan-Afghanistan joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
For Pakistan, the Torkham border crossing is a vital commercial artery and a trade route to Central Asian countries. Baradar said special facilities should be provided for the transportation of patients needing emergency medical care, according to the statement, which said the Pakistani side promised to resolve these matters quickly.
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